Eritrea vs Southern Asia: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw

Eritrea
8.03 kg per constant US$
in 2022
Southern Asia
2.5 kg per constant US$
in 2022
Eritrea rank
8th
Southern Asia rank
11th

Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw over time

  • Eritrea
  • Southern Asia
2468200020122024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 8.03 kg per constant US$ against 2.5 kg per constant US$ in Southern Asia, a difference of 5.53 kg per constant US$.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 3.2 times Southern Asia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 8th and Southern Asia ranks 11th of 226 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Southern Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 7.44 kg per constant US$ 3.69 kg per constant US$ 3.75 kg per constant US$ Eritrea
2010s 7.78 kg per constant US$ 2.92 kg per constant US$ 4.86 kg per constant US$ Eritrea
2020s 7.97 kg per constant US$ 2.48 kg per constant US$ 5.49 kg per constant US$ Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material, Eritrea or Southern Asia?
Eritrea, at 8.03 kg per constant US$ against 2.5 kg per constant US$ in Southern Asia as of 2022.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material between Eritrea and Southern Asia?
5.53 kg per constant US$, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Southern Asia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Southern Asia rank globally for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
Eritrea ranks 8th and Southern Asia ranks 11th of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars)
Unit
kg per constant US$
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
262 places, 5,949 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed